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1. So Donald Trump, that font of knowledge and wisdom on all things public policy, has decided not to run for President. How shocking. And in other news, water is wet.

2. I'm currently listening to The Great Influenza by John M. Barry, and this is some scary shit. Seriously. All I can think of was the time my ship was docked in Jebel Ali (that's in the United Arab Emirates, for those who are geography challenged), and a sandstorm stirred up some nasty virus that went through every ship on the waterfront like wild fire. The sand virus was bad enough (70% of the crew was ill), but at least no one died.

3. The clothes dryer started making disturbing rattling noises today while my Hot Daughter was doing her laundry. The dryer's almost ten years old, and this will be it's second repair. This does not bode well. The repair dude or dudette will be here tomorrow afternoon.

4. I have an on-site meeting tomorrow. Which means I'll be required to leave the house and interact with other human beings. Wearing something besides a tank top and shorts, evidently. Corporate America is SO DEMANDING.

5. Zakk Wilde has a very distinctive and unusual voice. I like it, but I liked him a lot more before I discovered he agreed to do "American Idol." Is nothing sacred?

6. This is quite possibly the COOLEST THING I WILL SEE THIS WEEK. Good luck, STS-134 crew.

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Was that our spiffy alma mater, the new and speedy USS Jason? If it is, I'd forgotten that little bit of travel history. Perhaps I blocked it out with my blanket, "I wouldn't give you a cat turd and two dead flies for the whole place," attitude. As for the Donald, at least you don't live in New York where every follicular displacement makes the immediate news cycle. Total publicity stunt, that! Maybe that's the answer to getting my golf blog off of the ground . . . that's it! I'll run for president! maybe just an exploratory commission. I'll even form a new party . . .hmm . . . I know! I'll call it the TEE PARTY. I'll represent middle class Americans who have been unable to get decent tee times because of all the newly rich GOP hacks, bailed out bankers, etc. crwoding the course. Thanks Janiece!

Speaking of books: I blasted through The Hellfire Club in about a day-and-a-half. Actually, I was up until 2 a.m. this morning with it and that's why I'm tired and cranky today. Well, that and the fact I'm a dick. But anyway, I did want to thank you again for the book. It was enjoyed, it was devoured, it was and will be loved.

Matt, it was indeed the USS JASON, terror of the seas. She was an old, fat cow, but she was our old, fat cow, and served our nation well. As I recall, you spent the entire epidemic holed up in CCTV, and I did the same in the Radio Shack. And neither one of us became ill.

Eric, you're most welcome - I'm glad you enjoyed it. And you're not a dick.

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I am a Hot Chick living in Castle Rock, CO with my fabulous family. We have a rescue dog named "Jackson," and she's a Basenji/Shepherd mix. She's something of a head case, but we love her. I'm a U.S. Navy vet, and I currently work as an Enterprise Solutions Architect, specializing in VoIP and multimedia contact center design. I'm a Trustee for my local library, because LIBRARIES. I care about science, the U.S. Constitution and the military. I'm a tax and spend liberal in a largely red county, but I try not to be stabby about it. I like to color, I aspire to run faster than I do, and I donate knitted cold weather gear to various charities. Stupidity, cupidity and wanton assholery piss me off, and I'm more than a little soft when it comes to dogs and those who serve others. I blog about whatever I feel like. I use foul language, so if that sort of thing offends you, feel free to fuck off now - if I'm unwilling to clean up my language for my fabulous Great Auntie Margie, I'm unlikely to do so for you. Newcomers are welcome here, especially those who disagree with me, but trolling and spamming will be met with the Shovel of Doom™.